Three weeks before the end of the competitive season Scoreboard meditated (the right one) on the 2023/24 white and blue. Among the players lined up rating smoothed due to limited use for Ervin Bashi (2 appearances in the Championship for 108′ and the same number in Cup for 192′), Ramon Caluschi (69′ in Cup before the loan to Mestre), ed Emanuele Zanaboni (6 appearances in the Championship for 60′ and 2 in Cup for 109′ before experience at Bari). The only exception made (for understandable reasons) for Filippo Ghioldi. In the first part, wingers downgraded to defenders.
Goalkeepers
William Rovida 6+: Suspended between bulkheads (the climax on Iacovo in Meda with Renate) and so-so performances (5 matches with at least 3 goals scored). The taximeter reads 31 ticket with 38 goals conceded and 9 clean sheets (6 at home, only 1 in the last 9 overall). Often explosive between the posts, not so much in dominating the area. The passion of the mother in the stands was transformed into the proverbial (and appreciable) background of the “Spurs”. Generated
Giulio Mangano 5.5: Closes his tigrotta parable (strictly with an expired contract) with 7 appearances in the Championship (13 goals conceded, one clean sheets in Trento, one win, 2 draws, 4 defeats) and 2 in Italian Cup (with the shift passing to Mantua). From Javorcic on down, the management of the second goalkeeper has always been a matter managed with some gaps in the script. A circumstance that certainly didn’t help the 12 white and blue. Precepted
Defenders
Andrea Moretti 7: The only one to play them all (Cup included). Specifically, 37 out of 38 from the 1st minute in the Championship (initially on the bench only in the return against Padova) for only 86 minutes missed in the season (13′ with Triestina, one half with Vicenza and 38′ with the Biancoscudati). Furthermore, present in the 210′ of the 2nd Italian Cup. Pro Patria for the first time in the current match without the loan from Inter only on 4 February. If it’s not record, something very close. Scoreboard 4 times (for 6 points). Destined for other levels. Increased
Angelo Ndrecka 6+: The game system change transports him to another dimension (5 of his 7 assist in the first round). Because the 2 attacking midfielders force other cuts than the usual ones. However, he made 30 of his 34 appearances in the Championship for entire 90 minutes. Less flashy. But equally effective. Accident
Lorenzo Saporetti 6+: Prina and il had already tried (with mixed results). Tractor Vargas. In the sense of putting the player from Forlì at the center of the Bustocca defense. Lombardoni’s stop makes him rediscover it in one spot where eye and craft always have their reason. The best Pro Patria of the year (that of the 6 useful results with 16 points out of 18 to open 2024), sees him always as a starter (unless he takes over with Giana) and protagonist of only 2 goals conceded in 540′. He attended 15 matches (9 injured, 5 benched and one suspended). By the nose, we will see it again in these parts next year too. Restored
Manuel Lombardoni 6: Only 81′ (in 2 appearances) in 2024. His muscular fragility is no longer news. And the team misses him less and less (2 clean sheets with the Loin on the pitch, 8 without). Severe judgment. But right. If you prefer, inevitable. Tormented
Guillaume Renault 6: Slices Triestina (goal and assist) on (perhaps) the most beautiful Sunday of the Pro Patria season. GDP personnel with 24 appearances (18 from 1′, 6 in full), 3 goals of 5 points and 2 assists of 6. More right than left (where he plays 2 times from the start, several times during the match), he gives the feeling of a still largely unexpressed potential. Unfinished
Christophe Renault 6: Pastura only in training until January when Turotti arranges for the family reunion. On the pitch 9 games (6 from 1′, 4 in full), at the same time as his twin Guillaume for 107′ (with a change in Alessandria). He puts the left arrow on Sum. Legitimizing winter grafting. Hierarchical
Stefano Vaghi 6: Double digits of ownership (10) in 21 appearances of the season (7 per 90′). He also scored the turning point in Gorgonzola. The role is probably not yet fully formed (more of a full-back than a centre-back?), but he still has a fair amount of room for manoeuvre. Complementary
Alessandro Minelli 5.5: It starts badly, it improves, it ends not very well (euphemism). In the end they made 26 appearances (23 as a starter, 21 as a full player) with optimized performance on the centre-right. Physical and positional defender. Second adjective not always (and necessarily) positive. Rigid
Marco Somma 5.5: On the pitch in the Championship for only 42% of the minutes played (1,424 out of 3,420), he closed the first of his 2-year contract with 24 appearances, 17 as a starter, 4 for 90′, 4 yellows, a red against Crema and the vague (but up to a certain point) sensation of a vintage well below expectations. The apparent overtaking suffered by Christophe Renault summarizes the inertia lost by the Campanian. Declining
Trainer
Riccardo Colombo 6/7: For the fagnanese a given: 19 points in the first leg, 27 in the return. Indicator of growth (personal and team), which has an impact on the judgment of a coach. In his first year and with a group that was only partially homogeneous, he got back on top after a streak of 4 defeats and 2 points in 6 games (between 10th and 15th) which would have knocked out many. But questioning the choices of June in November is not part of consolidated Turottian habits. Undoubtedly hard worker, attentive to numbers, supported by one staff of depth (starting with Beppe Le Noci), thanks to the change in the game system, it enhances more elements than what popular belief would like (Mallamo plus Pitou and Castelli themselves). But it forces others into the shadow (Bertoni). He reaches his declared goal in time, leaving the impression of having left some points along the way. Evolutionary
Sports Director
Sandro Turotti 7.5: The quality of the market is clear immediately for some (Moretti positive, Marano negative) and from January for others (Mallamo above all). With a budget in salaries well below one million (49th salary of the entire Serie C) once again makes children with mustaches by dissecting the usual Masterclasses. The intervention in the January market is a signal to sailors of a more complex season than previous ones. The Biellese the technical guarantee on the white and blue future remains. Guarantor
Giovanni Castiglioni
